Street Of Dreams – English Lyrics

• By: U2

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic English lyrics of U2's 'Street of Dreams.' This song is a perfect study for learners to explore evocative metaphors and the use of nostalgic terminology, all while experiencing the cinematic soundscapes that make U2 one of the world's most influential bands.

[English]

God, hear me shout

Lend your ear to my prayer when I'm far from anywhere

Down to my last breath of air

God, hear me shout

Lend your ear to my prayer when I'm far from anywhere

Down to my last breath of air

La calle

Calle de los sueños

All the doors are open on the street of dreams

La calle

Calle de los sueños

Broken are the chosen on the street of dreams

Be here

Be free

Be yourself

And then free me

Your fate? (Gonna fight it)

Your trust? (Won't be denied)

This bus? (Gonna ride it)

To the street of dreams

La calle

Calle de los sueños

Justice, an obsession on the street of dreams

La calle

Calle de los sueños

Love in a procession down the street of dreams

Break out

Break through

Break in

Your dream needs you

Your life? (Gonna find you)

Your fear? (Not gonna blind you)

Random angels? (Gonna guide you)

To the street of dreams

La calle

Calle de los sueños

All the doors are open on the street of dreams

La calle

Calle de los sueños

Broken are the chosen on the street of dreams

Don't you give up on your dreams

For the many, not just the few

Don't you give up and your dreams

Won't give up on you

...

La calle

Calle de los sueños

Justice, an obsession on the street of dreams

La calle

Calle de los sueños

Love is a procession down the street of dreams

...

God, hear me shout

Lend your ear to my prayer when I'm far from anywhere

Down to my last breath of air

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
shout /ʃaʊt/ B1	verb - to speak very loudly
prayer /prɛər/ B1	noun - a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God
breath /brɛθ/ B1	noun - the air taken into or expelled from the lungs
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - having been fractured or damaged; not functioning
chosen /ˈtʃoʊzən/ B1	noun/adjective - the person or thing selected or preferred
fate /feɪt/ B2	noun - the development of events beyond a person's control
denied /dɪˈnaɪd/ B2	verb - refused to give or grant something
justice /ˈdʒʌstɪs/ B2	noun - just behavior or treatment
obsession /əbˈsɛʃən/ C1	noun - the state of being obsessed with someone or something
procession /prəˈsɛʃən/ C1	noun - a number of people or vehicles moving forward in an orderly fashion
blind /blaɪnd/ B1	verb - to make someone unable to see
random /ˈrændəm/ B2	adjective - made, done, or happening without method or conscious decision
angels /ˈeɪndʒəlz/ B1	noun - spiritual beings believed to act as attendants or messengers of God
guide /ɡaɪd/ A2	verb - to show or indicate the way to someone
fear /fɪər/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous

Key Grammar Structures

• Lend your ear to my prayer when I'm far from anywhere

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time with 'when'

  ➔ The clause 'when I'm far from anywhere' indicates the specific moment or condition during which the action of lending an ear should occur.

• All the doors are open on the street of dreams

  ➔ Subject-Verb agreement with plural quantifier 'All'

  ➔ Since 'doors' is plural, the verb must be the plural form 'are' to match the quantifier 'all'.

• Broken are the chosen on the street of dreams

  ➔ Inversion for poetic emphasis

  ➔ The standard structure 'The chosen are broken' is inverted to place 'Broken' at the front for dramatic effect.

• Gonna ride it

  ➔ Informal contraction of 'going to'

  ➔ The use of "gonna" replaces 'going to' in colloquial speech and song lyrics to convey a more relaxed tone.

• Don't you give up on your dreams

  ➔ Imperative negative sentence structure

  ➔ Starting with "Don't" makes it a strong suggestion or command, directly addressing the listener.

• For the many, not just the few

  ➔ Quantifiers acting as nouns

  ➔ The words "many" and "few" function here as noun phrases meaning 'most people' and 'a small number of people'.

• Won't give up on you

  ➔ Future tense negative using 'will not'

  ➔ The contraction "won't" is used to express a negative prediction or determination about the future.

• Love is a procession down the street of dreams

  ➔ Simple present tense for general truth

  ➔ The verb "is" describes a state or a metaphor that is meant to be understood as a universal truth in the song.